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Very good article - BUT can we stop pointing to Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg as examples of dropout success? Thats 2 people. It would be much more encouragi
by moocow01 15y ago
Very good article - BUT can we stop pointing to Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg as examples of dropout success? Thats 2 people. It would be much more encouraging to point to some data that infers how well college dropouts or non-degree holders as a whole do in the tech industry or in entrepreneurship.
I say this not to discourage people from dropping out of college and shooting for the moon but at the same time I think its a huge disservice for people to look at Steve Jobs and say well he did ok.
Again I support this guy - everyone has their individual path but I think in discussion we should also be considering that pursuing higher education tends to generally correlate to better success rates in business.
- nekojima 15y agoYou'd need to separate out different sub-sectors of the tech industry, business and entrepreneurship, as they have varying characteristics which correlate to success and failure. Some may not require university, depending on level and role, others are almost wholly dependent on being able to conduct groundbreaking or innovative research to drive competitive products.